11:07 PM,
Jan. 15, 2013

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Two of Rangers general manager Glen Sather's biggest mistakes could be freed from their contracts by Saturday and thus, conceivably, continue their NHL careers.

Defenseman Wade Redden, whom Sather signed to a six-year, $39 million free-agent contract in 2008, and center Scott Gomez, whom Sather signed to a seven-year, $51.5 million deal in 2007, could both be bought out prior to opening night on Saturday according to a new ruling made Tuesday.

Gomez was dealt by Sather three summers ago to Montreal in the Herschel Walker-like deal that, in effect, got the Rangers Ryan McDonagh, Brandon ...